Total births
185
Girls' name · since 2005
Aidah
185 babies named Aidah in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8298
- among girls today
- 185
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 53%
- more common than other girls
185 babies have been named Aidah since 2005, making it today's #8298 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aidah has been recorded 185 times among girls since 2005, currently ranked #8298 nationally and more common than 53% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #8298 among girls today
- 185 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
- 53% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Aidah is currently the #8298 girls' name in America, more common than 53% of girls - 185 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8298
- among girls today
- 185
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 53%
- more common than other girls
Aidah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#8298
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 53% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
51% of everyone ever named Aidah was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
14 babies were named Aidah in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
How Aidah compares
185 35th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aidah's all-time total is 52% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aidah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 185 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 48 | 19,840 |
Aidah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aidah splits its recorded history at 2016: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aidah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#8,298
Active since
2005
Aidah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Aidah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Aidah's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Aidah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 31
2000s
31 births
- 2010s
2010s
95 births
- 2020s
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 95 births (51% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Aidah? ▼
Aidah has been given to 185 babies in the U.S. since 2005, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #8298 as of the latest data. 14 babies were born in 2021, its single highest year.
When was Aidah most popular? ▼
Aidah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Aidah been used? ▼
Aidah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 21 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Aidah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aida, Aidan, Aiden, Aide, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Aidah's data
- Aidah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (95 total births) through the 2020s (59) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Aidah
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2005–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Aidah: #8298 Girls' Name - 185 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/aidah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aidah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.